Three former ad-school friends, split up around the country, surviving their first years in advertising. Two copywriters and one art director here to teach you what they didn’t cover in portfolio school.Adverwhating?Tumblr (3.0; @adverwhating)http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/An animated video on the value of Creativity.<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/38798735?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" title="IMAGINE: How Creativity Works" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>An animated video on the value of Creativity.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/rmBBjhhSk_w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/rmBBjhhSk_w/28068820246http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/28068820246Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:58:52 -0400CreativityBrainstormingDoodlingAdvertisingProblemhttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/28068820246Photo<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m485l99s0p1r6f0mzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/UZlHTSbx4oU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/UZlHTSbx4oU/23292685374http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/23292685374Fri, 18 May 2012 11:27:09 -0400http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/23292685374Photo<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m485cchhRm1r6f0mzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/RptT50C9Rcg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/RptT50C9Rcg/23292501074http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/23292501074Fri, 18 May 2012 11:21:48 -0400http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/23292501074Photo<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygop6lYAm1qzwcn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/x-sQv1hzBHI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/x-sQv1hzBHI/16594386066http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/16594386066Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:27 -0500http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/16594386066Married With ClientsThere’s a saying that familiarity breeds contempt. It also breeds boredom, repetition and myopia,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/yKDCM1z48BM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/yKDCM1z48BM/14577027575http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/14577027575Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:41:37 -0500advertisingadsagency lifecopywriterart directorcreativeshttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/14577027575If there’s anything you take away from this blog, it...<img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwiidl1nis1r6f0mzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If there’s anything you take away from this blog, it should be this.</p>
<p><em>Never give up.</em></p>
<p>If you’re not doing the work you want to be doing, don’t settle. Do projects on the side, go above and beyond. Make things happen. They’re not going to just fall in your lap. You need to work for what you want.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/jB-UGyim54I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/jB-UGyim54I/14514949987http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/14514949987Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:10:00 -0500advertisingagency lifeart directorchartcopywritergraphsuccessvenn diagramhttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/14514949987What They Don't Tell You In Ad School - #22 Layoffs happen.
It&rsquo;s an awful truth. One you don&rsquo;t want to think about, especially when...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/i8W4iIvwBp0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/i8W4iIvwBp0/13793902560http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13793902560Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:58:00 -0500advertisingadcreativecopywriterart directoragency lifehttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13793902560In my experience...Nothing happens before the morning coffee. Nothing.
Meetings always start on time. So don&rsquo;t...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/j7PT8tzjuJ4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/j7PT8tzjuJ4/13622701186http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13622701186Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:38:00 -0500adadsadvertisingagency lifecopywritercopywritingart directorcreativetipshttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13622701186Whether you’re still in school, just starting out or have...<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/24715531?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" title="Ira Glass on Storytelling" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Whether you’re still in school, just starting out or have been at it for a few years, this is something we all need to hear.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/eFPlR_sFXoI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/eFPlR_sFXoI/13510801064http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13510801064Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:45:23 -0500advertisingadscreativeart directorcopywriteragency lifehttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13510801064Top 10 Reasons You Should be Happy You're a CopywriterDisclaimer: The resident art director does not endorse this post and thinks being an art director is...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/cQBoWF8fJ74" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/cQBoWF8fJ74/13217187120http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13217187120Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:33:00 -0500advertisingadadscopywriterart diretoragency lifecreativehttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13217187120What They Don't Tell You In Ad School - #14I think this is going to be one of the main themes of this blog, because that&rsquo;s what...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Adverwhating/~4/czdGvgBSQuY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adverwhating/~3/czdGvgBSQuY/13169631517http://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13169631517Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:52:00 -0500advertisingadsadart directorcopywriterdesignagency lifecreativehttp://adverwhating.tumblr.com/post/13169631517